African Kingdoms Review Quiz

Question 1

About 40 percent of Africa’s land area is covered by

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savannas: grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs.

Question 2

Music and storytelling were

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used to tell history in the absence of a written language.

Question 3

The official religion of Axum by around A.D. 300 was

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Christianity, which was first brought by tradesmen.

Question 4

Mali was the first trading state in West Africa.

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False

Question 5

The Berber camel caravans became known as the

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“fleets of the desert.”

Question 6

The Swahili culture arose due to trade between Arabs and the Bantus living on SE African coast.

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True

Question 7

The people of Ghana often traded their gold for

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salt, which was used to preserve food and improve its taste.

Question 8

Camels were crucial to trade across the Sahara.

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True

Question 9

Mali built its wealth and power through the trade of _____ for_____.

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gold/salt.

Question 10

What was a crucial factor in African trade across the Sahara for the Berbers?

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camels

Question 11

Thinking of the Africa Map: Which desert is the largest desert in the world?

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Sahara

Question 12

Which ruler transformed Timbuktu into a center of Islamic learning and culture?

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Mansa Musa

Question 13

Axum owed much of its prosperity to

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its location along the Red Sea.

Question 14

Which of the following was the first of the great trading states to emerge in West Africa?

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Ghana

Question 15

The Bantu communities were based on

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subsistence farming: crops for personal use, not for trade.

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